Dennis Phillips

Negreanu wins B.C. Poker Championships

November 24, 2008 - No Comments Daniel Negreanu felt right at home while playing the fourth-annual British Colombia Poker Championships, winning the second largest Canadian poker tournament of the year yesterday, and further cementing himself as the prodigal poker son of our neighbor to the North. Negreanu navigated through 689 players at the $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event, and took home the $371,910 first-place prize as a result. “Being Canadian myself, playing....

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Eastgate Vs. Demidov For WSOP Gold Tonight at 10 p.m.

November 10, 2008 - No Comments The World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet is the undisputed king of all poker honors. It is the pocket aces that hold up - it is something to tell your children about and something that gets you million dollar endorsement deals just for being “the Main Event Champion.” Thousands of players entered and thousands more attempted to qualify via online satellites. The event began all the way back in July with the massive first-place....

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Bet On The Final 9 WSOP Main Event Hopefuls

July 28, 2008 - 1 Comment Bodog has released betting odds for the final nine players in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event–ya know, for those of who who can’t get off simply watching folks battle it out for millions of dollars on National Television, now you can get your own piece of the action! With this years final table devoid of any big names in the poker community, the odds are, not surprisingly, completely related to the players’ current chip....

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Day 6 of Main Event Proves Tough on Pros

July 14, 2008 - No Comments Day 6 of the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas proved a tough one for the biggest names remaining in the field.  The action began at noon yesterday (July 13) and 79 players were cut to 27 as the field preps to be cut to the illustrious final table.  As of yesterday, all but a few of the big names have been bounced from the field, including Phil Hellmuth (45th place–$154,401), Kido Pham (41st place–$154,400), and Mike Matusow (30th....

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